Dramatic events unfold in TC Boyle's new novel
Wednesday, 6 May 2015, 14:17
Last update: about 10 years ago
T.C. Boyle's new book is about serious subject matters: a tourist from a cruise liner killing a robber at a port of call, a mentally ill young man running around with an assault rifle in the coastal...
Poet, lawyer and professor
Monday, 4 May 2015, 16:04
Last update: about 10 years ago
Noel Grima
I am sure the students at GA Vassallo College do not know anything much about the person their college is named after. Gan Anton Vassallo was born in Valletta in 1817 and died there in...
Narrative of 'Adult Onset' feels intensely personal
Friday, 1 May 2015, 13:47
Last update: about 10 years ago
Ann-Marie MacDonald's latest novel, "Adult Onset," tracks a week in the life of Mary Rose MacKinnon. A famous author of YA novels, Mary Rose is stalled on starting the last book of a popular...
New Jo Nesbo thriller reads like extended poem
Thursday, 30 April 2015, 13:44
Last update: about 10 years ago
From its stunning opening line - "The snow was dancing like cotton wool in the light of the street lamps" - to its surprising and poetic ending, Jo Nesbo's latest novel is a dream. To call "Blood...
A&H: Giving hope where there seems to be none
Thursday, 30 April 2015, 11:22
Last update: about 10 years ago
Therese Bonnici
The psychological issues of dealing with breast cancer are often more troublesome than the physical ones. Patients may face issues of insecurity, sexual intimacy and fear. Their loved ones also have...
'The Witch of Painted Sorrows' is haunting tale
Wednesday, 29 April 2015, 13:43
Last update: about 10 years ago
M.J. Rose writes compelling tales with a gothic flair, and her latest novel, "The Witch of Painted Sorrows," is her most heartfelt yet. Paris in 1894 is a vastly different society than what is...
Andrew Gross delivers with 'One Mile Under'
Sunday, 26 April 2015, 13:49
Last update: about 10 years ago
Detective Ty Hauck returns from a hiatus to tackle a personal case in Andrew Gross' latest mystery, "One Mile Under." Dani Whalen knows the Roaring Fork River like the back of her hand, and she...
Bergen shares her love life in 'A Fine Romance'
Saturday, 25 April 2015, 13:48
Last update: about 10 years ago
In her new memoir, Candice Bergen shares intimate details surrounding the loves of her life. "A Fine Romance" describes her marriage to an effervescent French director, depicts a deep bond with her...